Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Henry Richards, a young architect from Gardiner, Maine, traveled by steamer to Bar Harbor to supervise the construction of a summer home for Mrs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… hotels, including Rodick House at the corner of Main and Cottage streets. Established in 1866 and twice expanded, it had become Maine’s largest and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… built a simple wooden wharf at the end of Main Street in Bar Harbor, making it possible for the steamboat Rockland to add the town to its run."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… 19th century, commercial lobstering didn't reach Maine until about 1840. Lobsters had always been plentiful, but only now was it possible to get…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… in Cambridge to discuss a camping expedition to Maine. With his father, Harvard President Charles William Eliot, in Europe, young Charles had use…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… of newspapers across New England, especially Maine. Off stage, he was a hunter, guide, medicine man, and tribal leader."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… the true "Mainer" in her piece "On a Porch in a Maine Coast Village." Listen to "On the Porch of a Maine Coast Village" written and performed by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… parts, at least, of this sea-side wilderness of Maine?” -- Charles Eliot, Garden & Forest , February 19, 1890, pp."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… on Porch of Phillips Cottage, Northeast Harbor, Maine 1933Northeast Harbor Library Houses at Asticou from the Scrapbook of Mary L."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… at the prospect of a logging operation along the main road into Asticou and Northeast Harbor, Charles travelled to New York City in the night to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… world, the other a self-taught and experimental Maine native – was a professional one. When Ms. Farrand was converting her Reef Point estate into a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… Hauck Memorial Auditorium at the University of Maine in 1969; and the white and gold Star Theater sign, currently in the care of Mr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… congratulate you on your recent award of State of Maine Basketball Champions. We were cheering for you all the way! We are hurt, of course, but…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… out-of-state to sell off the Biddeford and Saco "divisions" or move them down South to the textile production centers of Georgia and Alabama, where…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 7 of 17

"They were later bought by Pepperell Manufacturing Company by 1900 and became Laconia Division of the Pepperell Mills."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"Early Performance The Indian Village, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909Jesup Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI Kreisler, Fritz, perf. "Beautiful Ohio." Rec. ca. 1930. Open Source Audio Collection, n.d."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wartime on Mt. Desert Island

"Wartime on Mt. Desert Island Wartime did not pass MDI by. Many of the local men fought in the Revolutionary War and MDI continued to be represented…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"The Savage Family of Mount Desert Augustus Chase Savage & Family, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1890Mount Desert Island Historical Society Text by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"Bar Harbor: Building of Arts Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"Rusticators on the Rise Dr. Robert on Duck Brook, Bar Harbor, ca. 1920Abbe Museum At first they came solely for scenery and climate, drawn by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou John II and Climena would outlive nine of their 11 children, most of whom died relatively young…"